{"id":21570,"date":"2026-07-06T09:45:22","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T09:45:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/cars\/vw-doubling-job-cuts-in-germany-polestar-forced-to-stop-u-s-sales-autoline-daily-4327\/"},"modified":"2026-07-06T09:45:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T09:45:22","slug":"vw-doubling-job-cuts-in-germany-polestar-forced-to-stop-u-s-sales-autoline-daily-4327","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/cars\/vw-doubling-job-cuts-in-germany-polestar-forced-to-stop-u-s-sales-autoline-daily-4327\/","title":{"rendered":"VW Doubling Job Cuts in Germany; Polestar Forced to Stop U.S. Sales &#8211; Autoline Daily 4327"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Autoline reports breaking global car news, with great insight and analysis. Also, top auto executive interviews. We cover electric vehicles <!--more--> (EV), autonomous vehicles (AV) and internal combustion engine technology (ICE), as well as car sales &amp; financial earnings and new car reviews.<\/p>\n<p>0:00 Volkswagen Doubling Job Cuts To 100,000 In Germany<br \/>\n0:46 Renault Cutting 800 Engineering Jobs in France<br \/>\n1:13 Tesla Boosting Production and Jobs in Berlin\u00a0<br \/>\n1:57 Zoox Redesigns Robotaxi For Mass Production<br \/>\n2:17 NHTSA Proposes Dropping Brake Pedal in Robotaxis\u00a0<br \/>\n2:59 U.S. Denies Polestar Permission to Sell Connected Vehicles<br \/>\n3:57 UAW Monitor Accuses Shawn Fain Of Wrongdoing<br \/>\n4:47 GMC Debuts Redesigned 2027 Sierra<br \/>\n5:43 Citroen Unveils Off-Road C3 Aircross Concept<br \/>\n6:14 BMW Upgrades to Figure 03 Humanoid Robots<\/p>\n<p>Story Links:<br \/>\n&#8211; VW Cutting More Jobs: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/autos-transportation\/volkswagen-ceo-aims-cut-up-100000-jobs-next-years-manager-magazin-reports-2026-06-26\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/autos-transportation\/volkswagen-ceo-aims-cut-up-100000-jobs-next-years-manager-magazin-reports-2026-06-26\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Renault Cutting Engineers: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/world-at-work\/renault-seeks-cut-800-jobs-engineering-france-2026-06-24\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/world-at-work\/renault-seeks-cut-800-jobs-engineering-france-2026-06-24\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Tesla Adds Jobs in Germany: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/autos-transportation\/tesla-ramp-up-production-germany-by-20-2026-06-25\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/autos-transportation\/tesla-ramp-up-production-germany-by-20-2026-06-25\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Zoox to Redesign Robotaxi for Production: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/business\/amazons-zoox-redesigns-robotaxi-for-large-scale-production-6b658c4f?mod=autos_news_article_pos5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/business\/amazons-zoox-redesigns-robotaxi-for-large-scale-production-6b658c4f?mod=autos_news_article_pos5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; NHTSA Proposes Dropping Brake Pedal from Robotaxis: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/autos-transportation\/us-proposes-drop-brake-pedal-requirements-self-driving-vehicles-2026-06-25\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/autos-transportation\/us-proposes-drop-brake-pedal-requirements-self-driving-vehicles-2026-06-25\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; US Puts Stop to Polestar Sales: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/autos-transportation\/us-denies-polestar-authorization-sell-vehicles-latest-strike-against-china-made-2026-06-25\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/autos-transportation\/us-denies-polestar-authorization-sell-vehicles-latest-strike-against-china-made-2026-06-25\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; UAW President Accused of More Wrongdoing: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-06-25\/doj-monitor-alleges-uaw-president-sought-favors-for-his-fiancee?srnd=phx-industries-transportation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-06-25\/doj-monitor-alleges-uaw-president-sought-favors-for-his-fiancee?srnd=phx-industries-transportation<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; New 2027 GMC Sierra: <a href=\"https:\/\/pressroom.gm.com\/gmbx\/us\/en\/pressroom\/home\/news.detail.html\/Pages\/news\/us\/en\/2026\/jun\/0625-gmc-sierra-1500.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/pressroom.gm.com\/gmbx\/us\/en\/pressroom\/home\/news.detail.html\/Pages\/news\/us\/en\/2026\/jun\/0625-gmc-sierra-1500.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Citroen C3 Aircross Off-Road Concept: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.media.stellantis.com\/em-en\/citroen\/press\/citroen-c3-aircross-marine-nationale-a-unique-show-car-celebrating-400-years-of-commitment-and-innovation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.media.stellantis.com\/em-en\/citroen\/press\/citroen-c3-aircross-marine-nationale-a-unique-show-car-celebrating-400-years-of-commitment-and-innovation<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; BMW Upgrades to Next-Gen Robots at Plant: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.press.bmwgroup.com\/global\/article\/detail\/T0458778EN?language=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.press.bmwgroup.com\/global\/article\/detail\/T0458778EN?language=en<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 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